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CIO Interview: Allianz US' Todd Hedtke
27 December 2021Todd Hedtke, chief investment officer at Allianz US, reflects on 2021, a year marked by "very significant changes". Interview by Abbie Wood
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EEA's insurers' bond appetite revealed
27 December 2021French CIOs love bonds, Northern Europeans prefer corporates and eastern Europeans like govvies
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Chart of the week - CIOs rush to 'junk', but Gordon Gekko is nowehere to be seen...
24 December 2021A hunt for junk by insurers worldwide is more about honouring promises, than being greedy
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Mainland China is Hong Kong's green finance future, investors say
23 December 2021Insurance conference hears HK has "natural advantage" to help Beijing achieve net zero
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Mainland China turns Hong Kong insurers green - with desire
22 December 2021As the world's second-largest economy pledges to become net-zero by 2060, the Hong Kong Insurance Authority's annual conference heard $1trn of green investing opportunities lie just across the border. David Walker reports
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CRE continues to be UK and Dutch insurers' domain
22 December 2021Together, they hold nearly half of all CRE held by EEA insurers
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NYDFS capital change opens door to greater insurer ETF use
21 December 2021New legislation gives bond ETFs the same capital treatment as fixed income
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Share of French insurers' GA investments erodes further
21 December 2021Accounting for less than 25% of total in Europe, from 38% three years ago
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US insurer derivatives holdings soar 45% in five years
20 December 2021Annuity issuers increased derivatives use to hedge against volatility and low rates
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Interview with New York regulator's climate head
20 December 2021The NYDFS's unaugural climate change division superintendent, Nina Chen, talks through the regulator's plans to instigate better climate practices among insurers. Interview by Sarfraz Thind